How can I use roses in cooking?
I have some very pungent roses in bloom at the moment, on smelling them my first thought was that they smelled like Turkish Delight. My Second thought that was it should be possible to use them in a pudding of some sort myself.
I have seen rose water in some recipes, is this the only way to use roses in cooking? What is a good way to get the flavor into food?
Best Answer
Rose petals are edible. If you look for rose petal recipes, you will find many creative uses of them, including rice pudding with roses - so your pudding intuition was correct. During colonial American times they were considered a treat. You can candy rose petals with egg whites and sugar - typical cautions about appropriate raw egg white useage applies.
Before using your rose petals in culinary applications, make sure to remember what chemicals you used on them. If they've been sprayed with pesticides, you don't want to be eating them.
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Spice mixes with rose can make an excellent dry rub for poultry, lamb and other meats. In western culture, roses are more often used in desserts and other sweet dishes. Rose pairs well with honey, dried apricots and saffron as well as summer fruits like strawberries and raspberries.How do you use roses in the kitchen?
Used in many Middle Eastern and Indian cuisines, roses make sweet, floral preserves and vibrant garnishes....From The KitchnWhat can I make with roses?
To keep them looking beautiful in your home or upcycle them, take a look at our tips on what to do with rose petals.Which roses are edible?
Many old roses are delicious. Try Damask roses (Rosa damascena) and Apothecary rose (Rosa gallica). The white beach rose (Rosa rugosa alba) may be the most delicious edible rose petal. When choosing hybrids, go for the fragrant ones first.How do you prepare roses to eat?
Pluck the fruits off the rose bush and drop them into a dehydrator or a basket for a few weeks, moving them around once a day. After they have dried, remove the seeds. Grind the rose hips into a powder and add a splash of apple juice for an easy jam. They can also be steeped as a tea or infused in vinegar.More answers regarding how can I use roses in cooking?
Answer 2
If you're making a Persian dish with rice, then add some rose water to the cooking water. The rice then becomes very fragrant. I like it with slightly sweet pork dishes.
This raises the question of how to make rose water from rose petals. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing you could just put them in a (clean!) cloth bag and add that to the water instead.
Answer 3
You can use them to make marmalade, or (with a slightly more complex process), you can perform steam distillation of the petals and extract the essential oils, which you can use as a very pleasant aroma (after dilution) in ice creams and popsicles.
Remember that it's very important to have pesticides-free petals.
Answer 4
as one of the other visitors mentioned, be careful not to use rose petals that have been sprayed with who knows what.
An alternative is to use rose petals (or the green leaves of the rose,for that matter) of organic certified roses from ecuador, check www.nevadoroses.com, or the latest news about edible certified organic roses in this Reuters article
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